Shadows of bare branches on the stark white side of my house like a portent of winter. A flock of 13 geese splits, re-forms, makes a U-turn.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
Tag Archives: Canada geese
A sudden commotion of geese. I run...
A sudden commotion of geese. I run to scan the sky out of habit, as if they were migratory, and their “V” still a horn open to the north.
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One of the autumn grasses beloved of...
One of the autumn grasses beloved of Basho blooms an alien red at the edge of the yard. Sudden jumbled music from a V of non-migrant geese.
Also tagged Japanese stiltgrass
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Canada geese. What leaf is small and...
Canada geese. What leaf is small and black and falls more slowly than a feather? A fire dances up in the trash burner, the brightest thing.
Also tagged fire
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In the half-light, the faint crackling...
In the half-light, the faint crackling sound of a deer eating a rose bush. A lone Canada goose flies over, honking enough for a whole flock.
Also tagged deer, multiflora rose
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A doe trailed by a scrawny 5-point...
A doe trailed by a scrawny 5-point buck. The soundtrack includes a train, a raven, geese, a wren, and a low-flying plane with a wide eraser.
Also tagged Carolina wren, deer, plane, raven, train
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